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Light pruning helps maintain structure and encourage branching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2414\" data-end=\"2604\"\u003eIt performs well in both containers and in-ground plantings in tropical climates, growing at a moderate pace and typically beginning fruit production within 2–3 years under ideal conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2606\" data-end=\"2621\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sow Exotic","offers":[{"title":"Medium Coconut Coir Pot","offer_id":2144865452076,"sku":"PBF-M","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"Large Coconut Coir Pot","offer_id":42935473930438,"sku":"B5a-PBF-L","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"X-Large Nursery Pot","offer_id":29274701398060,"sku":"A5b-PBF-XL","price":99.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2858\/6430\/products\/bunchosiaargenteapeanutbutterfruittreeforsalesowexotic.png?v=1762457049"},{"product_id":"siberian-motherwort-leonurus-sibiricus","title":"Siberian Motherwort (Leonurus sibiricus)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eSiberian Motherwort, also known as Marihuanilla or Honeyweed, is a perennial or annual medicinal herb.  It grows tall, erect, and full of vibrant purple flower spikes. The flowers produced in whorls around the upper half of the stems\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand it's toothed foliage are highly ornamental and unique. It makes a showstopping hedge and is beloved by pollinators. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSiberian Motherwort grows wild along the coastal regions of Brazil and Mexico, but is native to China, Mongolia, and (surprise!) Siberia. 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It can be grown both indoors and outdoor and regarded as a highly sought after for its exotic fruit and has a unique tropical houseplant. Monstera produces large white showy flowers that yield an amazing tropical fruit that tastes like a combination of mango, banana, and pineapple. The plant is fast-growing and requires very little maintenance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eIt’s name comes from the latin word for \"abnormal\", because of it's odd, perforated leaves, often punctured through with holes.  This is known as leaf fenestration. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eHardy and beautiful, the Monstera vine has large glossy splitting leaves that can reach an incredible 2-4 ft size themselves.  Growers marvel as the impressive new leaf growth unfurls over 1-2 days. 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